For centuries, the myth of amazon warrior women has endured, even in the absence of any proof of their existence. But now Secrets of the Dead uncovers telling evidence: the 2,500-year-old remains of a nomad woman in Russia,
buried in a battle position, with swords and arrowheads among the bones.
This is the discovery of an American scientist, Jeannine Davis-Kimball, who follows a trail of artifacts to a remote village in western Mongolia, then finds a living descendent: a nine-year-old girl with an exact genetic match
to the ancient remains.

30 July

On all three sites there is a nifty little orange XML RSS image. What does this mean (Other than the colour clashing with the deep purple)? Well Ausxip, The Lucy Lawless
Files and The ROC Files have now got a RSS syndication. What the heck does that mean I hear you ask.

People can get BBC, CNN, Yahoo, Google, National Geographics, basically any and all types of news with
RSS without having to go to the site or to a newsgroup. Now that includes AUSXIP.

Your Yahoo Page that usually contains news from papers and such can now bring you the latest news from Ausxip as well. That
doesn't mean the content goes offsite - the content remains on the site, just the headlines are displayed.

While this won't replace the daily email updates via yahoo, it adds another benefit to visitors. Many thanks to Mesh once again for this innovative new addition to AUSXIP.

Josh has finally added more
pics from the set of Alien Apocalypse, but unfortunately Renee isn't in any of them. There are a few of Bruce in his astronaut uniform, which would be like what Renee had to wear. ere are also a couple of better pictures of
the Aliens from the movie.http://www.beckerfilms.com/AAbehindscenes.htmMany thanks to MET for the link and info

They're making Hercules again - Angie Harmon as Alcmene? Oy now there's a dubious casting if ever there was one...the following is from Zap2It

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Sean Astin, who played big-hearted hobbit Sam Gamgee in the "Lord of the Rings" films, is stepping into another project steeped in myth. Astin, along with Leelee Sobieski and Timothy
Dalton, will star in NBC's four-hour miniseries "Hercules," according to The Hollywood Reporter. British actor Paul Telfer will play the title role, and Angie Harmon is also in negotiations to join the cast. The miniseries,
tentatively scheduled for May 2005, begins filming in late August in New Zealand. Veteran director Roger Young ("Jesus," "Murder in Mississippi") will helm the Hallmark Entertainment project. Charles Pogue ("The Fly") wrote
the script.Read more

Mini-Emmys
TV Critics hand out their own awards
Thursday, July 29, 2004

HOLLYWOOD -- Pausing briefly from the network hype parade that is the Television Critics Association summer press tour, the TCA handed out its annual awards at a gala ceremony in the Century Plaza Hotel attended by Lucy
Lawless (of Xena: Warrior Princess") and Larry Hagman (of "Dallas").

...Rob Salem, the flamboyant Canadian critic who wangled Lawless as his date, was already a legendary character in the TCA, but TV
critics now speak of him as a demigod

3.30pm ZOE BELL (USA/NZ) Zoe Bell has worked as a professional stuntwoman since 1997. Between 1998 and 2001 she worked as a double for Lucy Lawless on the hit television series Xena.
After Xena died, she landed the role of Uma Thurman's stunt double in Quentin Attention’s two-film epic Kill Bill. For her work on Kill Bill Vol.1 she was nominated for 2004 Taurus World Stunt Awards in the categories of Best
Fight and Best Stunt by a Woman. Since finishing work on Kill Bill she has doubled for Sharon Stone in Catwoman, which will be released in late 2004. Zoe is also the subject of a documentary, Double Dare, which has been
screened at a number of international film festivals. For more information please go to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/04/16/zoe_bell_kill_bill_interview.shtml

29 July

Xenaverse News

Claire Gets Married!

Claire Stansfield gets married! Congratulations to Claire and John. Victoria has given me some photos from the wedding to post. Claire looks postively gorgeous!

ATTENTION ALL LUCY FANS PLANNING TO ATTEND HER "GENTLEMEN
PREFER BLONDES" SHOW NEXT MAY IN SEATTLE

I've made arrangements for a very special advance ticket purchase to Lucy's 5 performances
next May with the Seattle Men's Chorus! IF, and ONLY IF, you will be attending ALL
of the 5 scheduled performances May 13-15, you may now purchase your tickets AHEAD of
single ticket buyers (those tickets don't go on sale until 10-30-04!). That means
that you will get preferred seating; it's almost as good as being a season ticket holder!!

Contact Kevin Carson at 206-323-2992 (or 00111 206-323-2992 for those in Australia)
to get your tickets today.

Cindy/ForevaXena

Update on the fan gathering before the REAF Benefit

A place has been found for Sunday night dinner, and that if anyone has not received an email from Crystal about the arrangements and
would like to attend - please let Crystal know before Wednesday 5:30 PST or before. Crystal's email is: CrystalMichallet@aol.com

I have to say the quality of the artwork being submitted is absolutely fantastic! There are so many talented artists in this fandom. Onya guys!

I just wanted to let all of you who will be in SF for Lucy's performance know about a gathering that some of us are doing. A group of us fans are getting together the night before the event on
Sunday, August 1st, for dinner. We will be having dinner in Chinatown and then will take a stroll through The Castro. We will be ending the night at a desert cafe near The Castro. If you're going
to be in town on this date and would like to join us, please email meno later than Weds so that I can make the reservations at the restaurant and add you to the info list.

The following is from NZ Herald - 16.07.2004 and many thanks to MET for the update

The makers of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe have confirmed the New Zealand actors who are taking supporting roles in the film.

Judy McIntosh (Arriving Tuesday, Ngati) plays the matriarch of the Pevensie family and Elizabeth Hawthorne plays Mrs MacReady, the caretaker of the mansion. Patrick Kake is the centaur Oreius, and Shane Rangi is General Otman,
the minotaur leader of the White Witch's army.
------------------
Elizabeth Hawthorne - (from IMDB)

Update on the transcript of the Lucy interview
with Jennifer Pizer, Julie sent me some info that sheds light on what Lucy said in Maori. Many thanks to Julie for that :)

"Lucy responded with "Kia ora, Tena tatou katoa," which is used as a formal
inclusive greeting to everybody present, including oneself. It sounds as though Lucy may have changed "tatou" to "katou," -- (there is a similar Maori greeting "Tena koutou," -- which means the same thing but is
pronounced differently). If anybody is interested in learning more, there is a great website called "100 Maori Words every NZer Should Know," located at the following link:
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/Gallery/tereo/words.htm

Clicking on each phrase opens a QuickTime file that
gives the proper pronounciation. A nifty little site!

Working for gay, lesbian, bi and trans rights has been a big part of Lucy Lawless' life ever since the community established itself among her most loyal subjects during her reign as television's "Xena: Warrior Princess." Her efforts recently brought the New Zealand native to Los Angeles for a special Pride event. While she was there, Lawless took the chance to talk about her work with GLBT charities on "This Way Out," a radio program for the GLBT community. Many thanks to Alexis for the news

Added transcript of the interview by Jennifer Pizer from Lambda Legal on This Way Out radio program - this is such a great interview. Kudos to Jennifer Pizer - very insightful, interesting and shows Lucy to be the intelligent and thoughtful woman that she is.
Absolutely wonderful interview.

Backstage.com reports on the upcoming REAF Benefit which is now sold out:
The Richmond/ Ermet AIDS Foundation presents Help Is On the Way IX-- Red Hot Broadway, a black-tie gala event benefiting AIDS service agencies in the Bay Area. The gala will include guests such as Lucy Lawless, Lucie
Arnaz, Florence Henderson, Sean McDermott, and more. The Palace of Fine Arts, 3301 Lyon St., San Francisco. 5:30 p.m.-11:45 p.m. Aug. 2. $75-150-plus. www.helpisontheway .org. (415) 273-1620.

Is there anyone who hasn't read Exposure? Well if you haven't - it's time :)

Exposure by XWPFanatic, T Muir & T. NovanThis is a continuing series based on a look behind the
scenes of news team. Two people come together - it's hate at first sight. Kelsey is a
successful anchor woman ready for big things in the new biz and Harper is a hot shot,
harley driving, reporter with alot of flair! Mix them together and you have one of the
best teams since Xena and Gabrielle <g> I enjoyed this series from the first
episode.

Zap2It has an article about the Outfest awards and Lucy is mentioned as a presenter with lucky Lee Freidlander getting a
kiss

The other big winning film of the night was "Girl Play," which won Best Lesbian Feature for director Lee Friedlander, who won $1,000. Outstanding actress went to the leads Robin Greenspan and Lacie Harmon, who play their
real-life love story in the film which also stars Dom Deluise.

"If I knew I'd get to come up here and kiss Xena, then I'd have made this movie years ago," laughed Friedlander, who kissed celebrity presenter Lucy Lawless at the closing ceremonies held at the John Anson Ford Theatre in
Hollywood.

New Lucy Interview at the Alameda Star Times - 20 July 2004. Lucy talks about a possible new tv show based in New Zealand,
her work with the REAF AIDS benefit, Boogeyman and what she's been up to since Xena ended.

Lucy attended the Outfest Film Festival Awards NightHOLLYWOOD - JULY 18: Lucy Lawless attends the Outfest 2004 Awards Night during the 22nd L.A. Gay and Lesbian Film Festival on July 18, 2004 in Hollywood John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Los Angeles, California United States -
Lucy looked GORGEOUS in white! Check out the photos on www.wireimage.com - do a search for Lucy Lawless!

NZ New Idea - 19 January 2002 - The most fearless woman on TV, former Xena star Lucy Lawless, is taking a really
scary step. Kiwi actress Lucy is preparing to become a mum for the third time, putting her high-flying career on hold as she fulfils a long-held dream.

Added transcript and scan from In Style Magazine - 1 June 2000 - Action Figures: The gods
may have blessed them with athletic prowess, but TV's superwomen still have to do their share of crunches. Check out how these tough, beautiful babes stay ready to rumble.

PLEASE NOTE: These sets DO NOT have the extra goodies that Region 1 versions have. These just contain the episodes and nothing else. To
get the extra goodies, you will have to buy them from Amazon.com or another store that will ship to NZ or Australia OR get a friend to send them to you.

The site
Moviestars.co.nz has Season 3-6 available for pre-order for Kiwis (or anyone else who wishes to buy from them).
Each 6-disc set costs $80.95 NZD

More Lucy goodies to bid on! Added to the Silent auction list is Beanie Baby “Lucy Lawless at Velma in Chicago”: A
hand-crafted beanie baby by Donna Richards representing Lucy Lawless as Velma from “Chicago. Signed by Lucy Lawless. The photo of the autographed Beanie Baby is up on the REAF site just yet but will be shortly. For more info
go to:http://www.richmondermet.org/reaf10.1/events_8.2.04/Auction/Auction804A.html

This auction will take place on 2 August and is different from the Xena Costumes which will go up on ebay between 4-11 August.

Many thanks to Murphy for the update

16 July

This is pretty cool :) The
Lucy Lawless Files wins another award :)

The Movie Site Awards has given TLLF a Fan Favorite Site Award - It seems my site was in the running for a Movie Site Award - alas it didn't win but I received a very nice
email and button :)

In recognition of the all attention your site has had and the impressive effort you put into creating and maintaining it, we
would like to offer you this Fan Favorite Site seal to place on your site.

A new item for
the Silent Auction on 2 August is a Grease! Playbill that was autographed by Lucy and all the cast. The following note is from Rachelle Yates:

It is a playbill from Grease during Lucy's run that is
autographed by the entire cast! Everyone but Lucy is in pen, her's is in black marker on the lower right hand corner. It includes Sean McDerrmott (Danny Zucco) who will also be there and Lucy's good friend, Tony
award winner and also one of the nicest people you could ever meet, Marissa Jaret Winokur. To name a few. I went to the first five performances and had the entire cast sign it, and on the final night I had Lucy
sign it, she was very touched by this.

Xena fan group climb of Kilimanjaro in 2006

To those interested in a Xena fan group climb of Kilimanjaro in 2006, please join us on a Yahoo list to start planning & discussions:

Even if you aren't considering the climb for yourself, feel free to join the list and take part in the preparations. All of you couch potatoes -- come along for the training and preparations! In two years, you'll feel like
you're on top of the world.

In keeping with the rapidily-increasing size of this section, MaryD has given me her blessing to rename it "AUSXIP Artwork" to reflect the diversity of art found here. It's not limited to just "Xena" work, so the name
shouldn't be either, right

Remember, I'm currently still in the process of revamping and am looking for your submissions to keep us growing! Just send your work to forevaxena@ausxip.com

It includes a pic of Lucy and Renee with the caption: 'Hey, what are we doing on this show? We have higher ratings.' And also one of Hudson that says 'Another Xena refugee isn't happy to pull double duty.' LOL

The Xena mention is:

'The number of standout episodes in season four can be counted on one hand: [...] the two-part Armaggedon sequence, which sticks out largely for the appearance of Lucy Lawless as Xena (the evil version)'
--

Julie has
donated another great Lucy costume!
Xena's Roman Noble Costume, a very regal looking costume, a long dress over a long skirt with gold sandals and lots of jewelery. From the sixth season episode Legacy.

If you would like your work in the AUSXIP Artwork section please email Cindy at forevaxena@ausxip.com - PLEASE NOTE: All submissions are subject to staff review. It is the
policy of AUSXIP not to post nudity or excessive violence. Submissions of that nature will not be accepted.

Fanfic Alert: Judith is looking for a fanfic reader - but not just any fanfic reader. Seems the 6th part of planet-solin's Conqueror series was almost complete when it
was lost in a hard drive crash. Planet-solin recalls sending it to a reader privately for a bit of feedback. She has since lost touch with that reader. But, thought perhaps that reader may have filed the story away. If
you are that reader and would like to help out a bard (it is absolutely icky to lose your work like that) please contact Judith on meshugge_pup@yahoo.com

The following is from Phil/Bardcon Committee / Project Literacy

<.looking around for BardCon Staff Members.>

Whew...nobody here.

Psssstttt...

c'mere...

I got to tell you something...

I know y'all won't tell, right?

If y'all would like to get in on a "top secret-I can't tell you or they will kill me" special project that BardCon and, the one and only, Lucia are cooking up for the Lucia Of The Month Club...

You need only answer one important question...
the question poised on every person's lips...
the essential question at that special moment in life...

Send your info to me at PHIL728@aol.com and make sure you put Zodiac Sign as the subject line. I will acknowledge the information I receive with a return email. Cool? Very.
Deadline, for inclusion, is August 22nd, please---but send me the email ASAP anyway...I know people forget things and have short atten...ummmmm...what were we talking about again? <.g.>

PHIL,
BardCon2004+1 Staff

Oh yeah...the BardCon Postcard Project is currently in creative production. Our original idea took an unexpected turn and took on a new life of it's own. ;o) I think y'all will be pleasantly surprised at the results.
Also, for those of you coming to nex...ummm...the BardCon gathering after the last one (whenever that may be <.g.>)...you will be able to see all the original postcards we collected, as well.

Please feel free to pass on the info to anyone you think may be interested in participating. It's painless...honest. Really. Well there is always the possibility of getting a papercut later but the chances are very tiny.

Take the risk...you know you want to.

In keeping with BardCon PHILosophy, I want EVERYONE to play...bards/writers, fans/readers, webmistresses (isn't that a great word?) and artists. The more the merrier...besides you don't want me to keep flooding your
mailboxes with these silly emails, now do you?
I didn't think so. Good, now that we understand each other...send me the info.

It seems Xena is making her presence felt all over the place - I've read
several reviews of the movie "Arthur" that mention either Lucy Lawless or Xena when comparing Keira Knightley's (how apropos is her surname to this movie?) Guinevere to Xena. Today I was reading the paper and another
review of this movie with a caption under Keira that simply said "Warrior Princess". As Lucy said recently "This show has legs" :-)

Updated the TV Shows mentions with a mention on "Whose Line
Is It Anyway" (US Version)

Double Dare will be screened at the upcoming Comic-Con convention on 22 July.
http://www.comic-con.org/Pages/CCI04-ProgThu.html
5:30-7:00 Wonder Woman DVD—Television's amazing Amazon has a new boxed DVD set from Warner Bros., but the celebration doesn't end there. Now get a sneak preview of Double Dare, the feature film documentary about
Wonder Woman stuntwoman Jeannie Epper and Xena stuntwoman Zoe Bell, both of who will attend! Plus, see special rare WW footage from the collection of moderator Andy Mangels and view one of the real Wonder Woman
costumes. Sponsored by www.wonderwomanmuseum.com and ww.amazing-amazon.com. Door prize giveaways include DVD sets from Warner Bros., Back Issue #5 Wonder
Woman specials from TwoMorrows, and Double Dare promotional items! Room 6ABMany thanks to Cassie for the news

11 July

Site Announcement:

I am very pleased to announce the re-opening of the Artwork section. There are 165 artists listed
in the Artwork section - Cindy has redesigned the section and it looks fantastic!

If you would like your work on AUSXIP you may now submit it to Cindy at forevaxena@ausxip.com - no nudity is allowed. You can submit wallpapers, line art, drawings
etc. A huge thank you to Cindy for her work on this.

Mt Kilimanjaro Trip

Anybody out there interested in a group climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa? This is not an
"official" Xena gig; it's just a couple of fans who thought it would be fun to make the trip with other Xenites.

Who? You and dozen or so other Xenites. If we get enough for two groups, we’ll make the tour company very, very happy.

When? July 2006 (That’s 2 years to raise the cash for the trip, lose that extra
weight, quit smoking and get in shape!)

Where? Book the entire trip from your front door, or meet up with the group in Tanzania for an 8-day hike to Uhuru Peak & back.

How? The trek to the summit does not involve technical climbing. It’s a rugged hike and if you’re fit you have a good chance of reaching the top.

How much? Man, you ask tough questions! The trip could cost as little as ~$4,000 or as much as $6,000, depending on airfares, add-ons, & inflation. The $6,000 would include a 5-day/4-night camera safari in
the Serengeti.

Why? Because it’s there! Because ROC did it! Because you can do it! Because it will be the adventure of a lifetime AND you get to share it with other Xenites

Wow this is exciting news - and congratulations to Patricia Parker and Rebekah Lynn - two VERY talented Xenaverse artists for getting their work
recognised by Rittenhouse Archives! Rittenhouse Archives has announced a new card set - Art and Images of Xena: Warrior Princess and to top it off - Renee has done some art and these will be available in the set:
The following is from SciFic Hobby site

For the first time in a Xena trading card set, Rittenhouse Archives presents collectors with one
of the hottest chase cards in today's market. Each box of Art and Images of Xena: Warrior Princess will contain one hand-drawn sketch card! Artists for this series include Warren Martineck, John Czop, Cris Bolson,
Sean Pence, Emir Ribeiro, Patrick Hamill, Eduardo Pansica, Joe Corroney, Scott Rosema, Steven Miller, Patricia Parker and Pablo Raimondi. Fans can expect to find their sketches of their favorite characters including
Xena, Gabrielle, Joxer, Argo, Ares, Callisto, Aphrodite, Hercules, Borias and others highly detailed in pencil, ink and color!

Continuing the theme of art in this series, collectors will find artwork from three different artists. Artists Rebekah Lynn and Patricia Parker, both Xena enthusiasts themselves, have lent their stunning artwork to
this series. Their artwork truly captures the danger and passion of the show. Artist Douglas Shuler will be creating nine new pieces of artwork exclusively for this series that when put together form one large image.

Probably the most exciting pieces of artwork in this series will be those created by series co-star Renee O'Connor. We all know that Renee can act, but did you know that she can draw as well? Renee has drawn 9
new pieces of artwork of her friends from the show including Lucy Lawless as Xena, Kevin Smith as Ares, Alexandra Tydings as Aphrodite, Ted Raimi as Joxer as well as self-portrait of herself as Gabrielle.

Barring any other big
international sporting events occurring in the next few days, the episode of Bernie Mac starring Lucy Lawless ,"Keep It On The Short Grass", will be shown at 3:30 AM Saturday the 31st of July.Many thanks to Mark "Brownies" Allen

Help is on the Way X benefit is SOLD OUT and according to the REAF newsletter this is the earliest they have ever sold out <g> I suspect quite a few Lucy fans had something to do with
this :) They are now adding people to their waiting list in case they get some tickets that are returned. So if you haven't bought your tickets - you're out of luck.

Commemorative Program Books available for pre-order -

this is what they said about the program books:

We’ve had a number of
inquiries from people unable to attend the benefit, primarily Lucy Lawless fans, about the possibility of ordering program books so we’re making them available for pre-sale on our website now. Commemorative program
books within the US can be ordered for $10 each which includes shipping. International orders are $15. Program book orders will be mailed out about a week after the benefit. We’d also like to offer our thanks the
many Lucy Lawless fans who have contributed to her tribute ad in this program. If anyone else is interested in placing an ad in the program book, our ad deadline for camera-ready art is July 15. Advertising in our
program book is not only a great way to reach a prime audience, it’s also a way of supporting REAF and our beneficiaries in our fight against AIDS. Information about ordering programs as well as other details about
“Help is on the Way X” can be found at: http://www.richmondermet.org/reaf10.1/help10.html.

Silent Auction Preview

The silent auction portion of “Help is on the Way X” is shaping up to be a great auction featuring great travel packages with hotel accommodations all around the US and Hawaii, quality artwork, local hotel and dining
packages, great wines and other merchandise as well as fabulous celebrity memorabilia. Two full “Xena: Warrior Princess” costumes, worn by Lucy Lawless on the hit series, will be previewed at the benefit and offered
in a special online auction the week following the show. We are still accepting silent auction items up until July 16 so it’s not too late to make a donation. Auction donations are listed and previewed on our website
and updated on a regular basis as new items come in. Check it out at: http://www.richmondermet.org/reaf10.1/help10.html.

9 July

The
following is from Sharon

Renee's back from Bulgaria and I've got an interview scheduled for next Monday.

Xena DVD News

The release dates Season 5 are 12 October 2004 and 9 February 2005 for
Season 6. The FIN ll commentary is different to the version that was released with the Director's cut version of FIN according to Sharon Delaney who posted the info to the Xenaville message board.
Many thanks to XWPWeb for the info

Xena Fan Club News

The following is from Sharon

Newsletter #27 started shipping 6/28. Remember they go bulk mail so it can take 4 - 8 weeks to get to everyone.

I received the sample 2004 Convention DVD this morning. Sat right down and watched it and it's perfect. We'll start shipping 7/16.

I know that
there are a lot of you who will not be able to attend the upcoming performance that Lucy will be singing in in San Francisco. When many Lucy fans from other groups asked for copies of the program I emailed Ken
Henderson, one of the coordinators of the event, and suggested that they might want to make the programs available for sale to the fans who cannot attend. This is what he replied:

"Your suggestion about making programs available for sell after the event is a good one. We can certainly do that. We can actually probably presell them now to make sure we print enough if there is a big demand. It would
also help offset the cost of printing them. That would also take the burden off of those of you who are attending to try and take multiple copies and distribute them. I'll try and get that option up on the website by
Monday so if you wanted to let people know they can preorder programs there, that would behelpful."

So for those of you who would like copies of the program for your own collection, keep an eye on their web site so that you can order however many copies you'd like. And remember, all proceeds will be going to the
organization and I bet once they tell Lucy how many of you have preordered the program, it will bring a bit of a smile to her already beautiful face. :-)

King Arthur review by Ron Reed | posted 07/07/04
<snipped>
We even get a damsel-in-distress Guinevere (a feisty and fetching Keira Knightley, the best thing about the movie), and though she definitely fits the "fair maiden" bill, this warrior princess is more Lucy Lawless than
Vanessa Redgrave. Kinda fun.Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the excerpt
--

The movie Double Dare - a documentary about Zoe Bell (Lucy's Xena double) and the stunt double for Wonder woman will be screening between 10 - 15 August at The Michigan Womyn's Musical Festival - For more info
go to www.michfest.com

Lucy will be singing a special combined version of two songs from Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun -- "They Say It's Wonderful" and "I Got Lost In His Arms"

There will be a silent auction on 2nd
August and 2 autographed 8 x 10s will be auctioned. For those interested in bidding for the Xena "Valkerie" costumes - that auction will take place on ebay from
4 - 11 August. Click here for more details

Added Fifty Winters Ago (Complete) by Iseqween
A middle-aged Xena and Gabrielle find themselves reprising roles from their past, after receiving a mysterious invitation from Cleades, the baby-to-man monarch of season four’s "Key To The Kingdom."

An angst-heavy video showing the difficult choices Xena and Gabrielle made
throughout the years - and all centered around the biggest decision of all - Xena's choice to stay dead and Gabrielle's final acceptance of that.

Rating : TV-PG (Parental Guidance Suggested — This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.) Many parents may want to watch it with their younger children. The theme itself
may call for parental guidance and/or the program contains one or more of the following: moderate violence (V), some sexual situations (S), infrequent coarse language (L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).

The board of L.A. Frontrunners decided not to have Ms. Lawless trapped behind a table away from the crowd so that she could interact with the participants. As you can tell, that method was a huge success and Lucy was a
great sport and really enjoyed meeting her fans. I hope to see you
all at next year's Los Angeles Pride Run, although we are not decided on next year's celebrity host. And I agree with you, lesbian fans often get nada from Hollywood. I'm glad we could adress that this year, at least at
the Pride Run. Thanks for your support.

Sincerely,
Tanya S. Haney
Director at Large
Los Angeles Frontrunners

Articles

There is a great Renee interview in the latest issue of Dreamwatch Magazine issue #119 - The Way of the Warrior - where she
talks about her life after Xena, her family, her upcoming movie Alien Apocalpyse and the chances of Xena movie and why she's not fussed about whether a Xena movie is made or not.
Many thanks to Velda for the scans.

Lucy attended the New Lines' Hairspray Shoes
And Champagne Party on 30 June with her friend Marissa. Check out the photos at Getty
Images - Lucy looks gorgeous in white.Many thanks to Alexis

2 July

#2 Site Announcement

I have the great pleasure in announcing that Judi Mair's site "Judi's Creations" will be merged into Ausxip and part of The Xena Multimedia Page -
the Xena Photo Club Images will also have a new home :)

I'm quite sure everyone knows Judi from her tireless work in producing episode screengrabs and interview screengrabs since 1998
at Ausxip. She is also a gifted artist and her work will be an absolute delight to have here. Over the coming days, I will be adding Judi's creations to the site.

This note is from
Ken Henderson and I must say Lucy/Xena fans have lived up their reputation once again :) The total is amazing and the generosity of fans is incredible. I am so proud to be part of this fandom.

To date, you have $855 donated towards the ad plus some additional funds ($300) "in honor of Lucy Lawless."

Lucy has been our biggest ticket seller over all 10 years, from what we can track. Her fans have been great and so supportive of her. We really appreciate the support you all give us in honor of her. She's been terrific
to work with all long as well, a really terrific lady.

Ken

If you would like to add to this total...you have until 15 July to contribute. We've reached the $800 mark for the full size ad but if you want to contribute to this worthy charity in honour of Lucy...here's
the details

To make a donation in honor of Lucy or contribute towards her tribute ad
through PayPal, Please indicate how money is to be designated. http://www.richmondermet.org/reaf10.1/help10.html
- It's near where the ticket order info is on the "Help X" event page.

Lucy Aussie TV Alert

An update to yesterday's TV Alert - Bernie Mac won't be on
because of the tennis from Wimbledon. So don't tune in if you want to see Lucy, you won't. You'll see Serena or Venus or Martina instead <g>

Gerianne sent a larger version of the UK Enquirer pic of Lucy from the Frontrunners Pride Run

Site News

That was an interesting day yesterday...to allay everyone's fears, Ausxip won't be moving or changing. The following is an FAQ about the merger that answers
some questions:

1. Will the colour scheme on Ausxip change

No. It will remain the same until I get another urge to tweak <g>

No major change on ausxip other than the additional help of Cindy and her talents. The major change has occurred on FX. FX is now a portal to AUSXIP linking to The Bard's Corner, The Ebook section, The Lucy
Lawless Files - Lawless Lair (Cindy's Lucy section has been merged into TLLF), The ROC Files and various other sections including the what's new page. You will see a link to ForevaXena on the what's new page.
Similar to The Lucy Lawless Files & The ROC Files, FX has now become an AUSXIP umbrella site.

2. Will the fan fic sections merge

No. Those bards on ForevaXena that are also in The Bard's Corner will be merged into ausxip but those not in TBC will remain on FX. FX will retain a fan fic section.

3. Music Videos

They will be merged. Details will be posted about that shortly.

4. What is the significance/advantages of the merger

As Cindy has outlined - we won't be doubling up on info and both sites will benefit from the combined talents of their webmasters and contributors. It's a win/win situation. Ausxip gains the talents of Cindy and FX
resources and FX gains the combined resources of all the sites under Ausxip.

5. When can I start sending in my artwork?

Not yet. Cindy has just got over her shock at seeing the amount of art in the artwork section and I don't want to scare her <g> An announcement will be made when the artwork section is back up and accepting
submissions.

1 July

Major Site Announcement

AUSXIP AND FOREVAXENA MERGE

I have the great pleasure in announcing a merger between Ausxip (and the Lucy
and ROC sites) and Forevaxena which is run by Cindy.

Cindy (Forevaxena) and I have come to an agreement where the Forevaxena site will merge into Ausxip. That doesn't mean forevaxena will disappear off the Xenaverse radar, it just means that Cindy will alter the focus
of Forevaxena and merge some aspects of Forevaxena into Ausxip.

What this also means for Ausxip is that Cindy has volunteered to maintain the artwork section on ausxip. Now what that means for
artists is that they can now submit their artwork again. The Xenaverse is chock full of talented people. One of those talented fans is Cindy. Having a dedicated webmaster like Cindy join Mesh, Judi, Ann and the regular
contributors at AUSXIP will only benefit the Xenaverse.

I have always admired Cindy's work and it's an honour to have her join AUSXIP, The Lucy Lawless Files and The ROC Files.

A word from
Cindy/ForevaXena:

I must preface this by saying that MaryD and her site have always been an inspiration. “The Australian Xena Information Page (AUSXIP)” has been my favorite site from the very beginning; one which I eventually tried to
pattern my “ForevaXena…” site after.

Over the years I have tried to bring a similar variety and quality of content to the visitors of “ForevaXena…”. I knew from the beginning that I didn’t just want to “copy” what Mary was providing, but rather etch out a
unique type of site with it’s own character and offerings, and certainly make it is “subtexty” as possible! I never expected that it would grow to become the massive site that is has. For that, I am very grateful to
all of you from the bottom of my heart J

Unfortunately, due to the limitations on my time in the past couple of years, my (at one time) daily updates have suffered greatly. While I still believe that “ForevaXena…” should remain online for everything that is
unique to it, I also feel that my efforts and online time would be better spent helping Mary continue to expand and maintain “AUSXIP”. It is, without question, THE site to find all things Xena!

Rather than try to duplicate material on “ForevaXena…” (which will remain online in some form) and have both of us spending time posting the same info, Mary and I are teaming up to consolidate our efforts. Hopefully
this will take “AUSXIP” to an even higher level (if that’s possible!) of achievement. I look forward to helping her bring even more varied content to the site, all the while allowing each of us a little more time for RL

Aussie TV Reminder for 3 JulyLucy will be appearing in the Bernie Mac Show episode "Keep it on the Short Grass" also starring Matt Damon on the 3nd of July on Channel Nine at 3:30 AM (i.e. Saturday morning) Bernie plays in a
celebrity golf game to improve his image, and ends up having team up with his wife against Lucy and Matt.

We had the reports, we had the images and now ..the video <g Anne has the video of
Lucy at the Pride Run/Walk including the Presentation and the meet and greet with the fans. The video is 1 hr - 25 minutes total. Email
PIZOTES@aol.com for more details.